Directing

Otar Iosseliani

Born 1934-02-02

Tbilisi, Georgia

Department: Directing

Biography

Otar Iosseliani (Georgian: ოთარ იოსელიანი otar ioseliani; 2 February 1934 – 17 December 2023) was a Georgian film director, known for movies such as Falling Leaves, Pastorale and Favorites of the Moon. Ioseliani received a lifetime achievement honor – the CineMerit Award at the Munich International Film Festival in 2011 for his career accomplishments.

Known For

Prominent works featuring Otar Iosseliani

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There Once Was a Singing Blackbird

1970

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Farewell, Home Sweet Home

1999

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Monday Morning

2002

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April

1963

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Favorites of the Moon

1985

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Falling Leaves

1966

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Pastorale

1975

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Winter Song

2015

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Eletrodoméstica

2005

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Sapovnela

1959

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Filmography & Credits

Complete career catalog (66 titles)

Title	Character / Role	Type	Year
Marco Melani - The Man With The Golden Eye : Scheggia dall'ultima versione	Self - filmmaker	Movie	2026
Winter Song	Producer	Movie	2015
Winter Song	Director	Movie	2015
Winter Song	Writer	Movie	2015
Winter Song	Editor	Movie	2015
Sacrifices of Andrei Tarkovsky	Self	Movie	2012
Chantrapas	Director	Movie	2011
Chantrapas	Writer	Movie	2011
Chantrapas	Editor	Movie	2011
Gardens in Autumn	Arnaud	Movie	2006
Gardens in Autumn	Director	Movie	2006
Gardens in Autumn	Writer	Movie	2006
Gardens in Autumn	Editor	Movie	2006
Otar Iosseliani, le merle siffleur	Self	Movie	2006
Eletrodoméstica	Thanks	Movie	2005
Monday Morning	Enzo di Martino	Movie	2002
Monday Morning	Director	Movie	2002
Monday Morning	Writer	Movie	2002
Monday Morning	Editor	Movie	2002
Otar Iosseliani tourne "Lundi Matin"	Self	Movie	2002
Farewell, Home Sweet Home	Father	Movie	1999
Farewell, Home Sweet Home	Director	Movie	1999
Farewell, Home Sweet Home	Editor	Movie	1999
Farewell, Home Sweet Home	Writer	Movie	1999
Brigands, Chapter VII	Director	Movie	1996
Brigands, Chapter VII	Editor	Movie	1996
Brigands, Chapter VII	Screenplay	Movie	1996
Son of Gascogne	Self	Movie	1995
Georgia, Alone	Writer	Movie	1995
Georgia, Alone	Director	Movie	1995
Chasing Butterflies	Director	Movie	1992
Chasing Butterflies	Writer	Movie	1992
Chasing Butterflies	Editor	Movie	1992
And Then There Was Light	Director	Movie	1989
And Then There Was Light	Editor	Movie	1989
And Then There Was Light	Screenplay	Movie	1989
A Little Monastery in Tuscany	Director	Movie	1988
A Little Monastery in Tuscany	Editor	Movie	1988
The Exile and Death of Andrei Tarkovsky	Self	Movie	1988
Favorites of the Moon	Director	Movie	1985
Favorites of the Moon	Screenplay	Movie	1985
Sept pièces pour cinéma noir et blanc	Self / Appearance	Movie	1983
Sept pièces pour cinéma noir et blanc	Director	Movie	1983
Euskadi, Summer 1982	Director	Movie	1983
Sept pièces pour cinéma noir et blanc	Editor	Movie	1983
Sept pièces pour cinéma noir et blanc	Writer	Movie	1983
VGIK: Teachers and Students Talk About the Profession	Self / Appearance	Movie	1979
Pastorale	Director	Movie	1975
Pastorale	Writer	Movie	1975
There Once Was a Singing Blackbird	Director	Movie	1970
There Once Was a Singing Blackbird	Writer	Movie	1970
Georgian Ancient Songs	Director	Movie	1969
Georgian Ancient Songs	Writer	Movie	1969
Film Journal 2 - 3	Director	Movie	1967
Falling Leaves	passerby	Movie	1966
Falling Leaves	Director	Movie	1966
Cast Iron	Director	Movie	1964
Cast Iron	Writer	Movie	1964
April	Director	Movie	1963
April	Writer	Movie	1963
Story of Young Girl	Self / Appearance	Movie	1960
The Last Leaf	Behrman	Movie	1959
Sapovnela	Director	Movie	1959
Watercolor	Museum Guide	Movie	1958
Watercolor	Director	Movie	1958
Il vento del cinema	Self / Appearance	Movie	—